Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-02-26

Tho Adventure Of - 3entieman Who Woul
Not sleep with HIS Br0iher.

Tho Adventure Of - Gentleman Who Would
Not sleep With HIS Brother.
X. }. Rurdstte In the Brooklyn Eagle.
One night / reached Erie just ~ the clocks
In tho lord mayors castle struck Il. 1t was
bitter, biting, stinging cold, and there was no
ambulance at the station, but there was .
good hotel there. ] went In aud registered,
and q man OF commanding presence, tailor.
built clothes and q brown beard OF most 70.
fined culture Immediately followed ma
stood little In awe of this msjsstic being
about an little "a ! usually Standard when
In deep, bass, commanding voics he or.
dered u room, l had q great tmind-something
that always carry with me when ! travel
to go out and get him one.
The Kentlemanly and urbane night clerk,
who also seemed TO bs deeply Impressed as
In the habit OF the night clsrk--with the gen.
tleman's responsible to any -smOunt tOot on
sawmbel, said he was sorry. but he had but
one vacant room and II contained but one
bed.
"Still," he said, ~ became man who was
bound TO stard for his house IL 1t hadn't q
bed In II, "it was very wide bed, very
wide and quite long, Two gentlemen conld
sleep In 1t quite comfortably, aud IL" But
the commanding being at my side said that
was quite altogether out OF the question en-
tirely. Quite He was sorry for the-hero
he looked at me, hestated, but finally said
gentleman, bnt He couldn't share His room
with him. He was sorry for the-Rent ntiemau,
and hoped he might ana comfortable iodg.
ings, but He couldn't permit him to occupy
even . portion OF His bsd.
Then the clerk begged pardon, and was
sorry and all that, but this other gentleman
had registered first, and II WAS for him to say
what disposition should he made Of this
lonely room and solitary bed. l hastened to
ASSURE the majestic being that 1t was oil
right he WAS welcome to twothirds Of the
room, all the looking glsss aud one-half Of
the bed.
"No." he said very abruptly, 81 will sit
here by the stove and sleep 10 chair. !
thauk you, sir, but ] would not sleep with
my own brother. ! prefer . room TO my.
u meekly told him that I didn't know
what kind o: man his brother was, but no
doubt he did. aud, therefore, must conclude
that he wasn't lit man To sleep with. hut
his brother was out OF the question, aud II he
and welcome, and would agree not to think
OF his brother. mo, STR" said he l will
sleep In NO mans bed" said l wouldn't
either, II / wasn't Sleepy, but when ! vas
sleepy didn't care I'd sleep with the king
care cent who knew 1t
Well, went tn bsd. I curled mp under
the warm, soft blank ats ana heard the wind
shrek and vail and whistle and yell-hOW
like oil creation the wind can blow In Erie
aud ~ the night grew colder and colder
every minute fell asleep and dreamed that
heaven was just forty-eight miles west OF
Dunkirk. About 2:SO or O'Clock there
came laundering rap at the door, and with
ssa H.. e. ss s'A.. In p.s
was trying 70 get in said
"What 10 2"
"It 10 l." answered . splendid voice.
which recognized st once. II sm the gen
tlemsn tho came on the train with YOU y
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